BG Products Veterans Sports Complex

The Butler Grizzlies opened the 2012 season in the new
6,000-seat BG Products Veterans Sports Complex, which is
located just northeast of the campus. The stadium is a $12 million
joint venture between the college, USD 490 and the City of El
Dorado. Construction began in November 2011 and was finished in
time for Butler’s fall sports seasons.

The first sporting event ever held in the stadium was a women's
soccer game. On Aug. 28, the No. 4-ranked Butler women blitzed
Allen County 11-0 in the new stadium, the first-ever Butler home
soccer game played under lights. The first goal in the new arena
was scored by sophomore Alyssa Miller, assisted by Megan
Snyder.

Three days later, more than 6,000 fans filled the stadium to
watch the No. 2-ranked Grizzlies defeat No. 5 Blinn by a 28-10
score. The first touchdown in the new facility was scored by
quarterback Billy Cosh on a 1-yard run with 11:13 left in the first
quarter.

Included in the project is a scoreboard that includes two
oversized video boards. The largest, at 24 feet tall and 42 wide,
is the fourth-largest video board in the state of Kansas and is the
largest in any junior college stadium in the country. It can
display live in-game stats as well as video replays from as many as
four different angles.

The field is the same artificial surface installed in many NFL
stadiums. Also included are 12 luxury suites, ample room for
print and broadcast media and nearly 1,000 premium chairback seats.
There are locker rooms for both home and visiting teams.

Stadium Facts:

Year Built: 2012

Cost to Build: $12 million

Partners: Butler Community College, City of El
Dorado, El Dorado Public Schools